"Barriers and Advantages of Self-Sampling Tests, for HPV Diagnosis: A Qualitative Field Experience Before Implementation in a Rural Community in Ecuador".
Bernardo Vega CrespoVivian Alejandra NeiraRuth Maldonado-RengelDiana LópezDayanara Delgado-LópezGabriela Guerra AstudilloVeronique VerhoevenPublished in: International journal of women's health (2024)
Self-sampling methods offer several advantages over clinician sampling, such as enhanced privacy, comfort, and accessibility to cancer screening. Barriers primarily revolved around users' proficiency in performing the test and the reliability of the results. Providing training for using self-sampling tests could address these barriers.